Handshake / 握手

A handshake – the most symbolic expression of friendship. But here in this stamp, seven arrows are together – is it friendly or not..? I searched and read wikipedia – it was a union to fight a war against Spain together, 400 years before the year of issue.

Although multi coloured stamps were the mainstream in the Netherlands in late 1970s, this is a simple and rare intaglio print, and I like it.

握手、、友情と団結、または仲直りのシンボル。でもこの握手は、7本の矢を一緒に握っている（ or 後ろで束ねられている）ユトレヒト同盟の図柄です。これって仲良しなのか、どうなのか？ググってわかりました、400年前にスペインと戦うために7つの州が握手した、軍事同盟だったのですね。